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If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself.

W. Somerset Maugham

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For my part I cannot believe in a God who is angry with me because I do not believe in him. I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense.
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Angry Believe God Les Part Than Tolerant
When you are reconciled to the fact that each is for himself in the world you will ask less from your fellows. They will not disappoint you, and you will look upon them more charitably.
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Ask Charitablity Disappoint Each Fellow Himself Less More Reconcile
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
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Complete Five Make Money Other Sense Sixth Such
Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul. And when he has made it, it is not given to all to know it.
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Artist Beauty Chaos Fashion Given Know Made Something Soul Strange Torment World
You learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Experience Guidance Learn More Quick Teacher Under
I wish I could make you see how exciting the life of the spirit is and how rich in experience. It’s illimitable. It’s such a happy life. There’s only one thing like it, when you’re up in a plane by yourself, high, high, and only infinity surrounds you.
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Excite Experience Happy High Illuminate Infinity One Plane Rich Spirit Surround
Impropriety is the soul of wit.
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Impropriety Soul Wit
Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Best Desire Often Overcome Satisfy Way
It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Bad Enough Future Know Past
It’s no use crying over spilt milk, because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.
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Bent Cry Force Milk Over Spill Spilt Universe Use
You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
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Anything Consequences Prepare Take World
You demand unselfishness from others, which is a preposterous claim that they should sacrifice their desires to yours. Why should they?
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Demand Desire Other Preposterous Sacrifice Should Unselfishness
I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Comfortable Conduct Frame Humorous Imagine Mind More Resignation
Throw yourself into the hurly-burly of life. It doesn’t matter how many mistakes you make, what unhappiness you have to undergo. It is all your material …
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Burly Hurly Make Many Matter Mistake Undergo Unhappiness Yourself
We who are of mature age seldom suspect how unmercifully and yet with what insight the very young judge us.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Insight Judge Mature Seldom Suspect Ummercifully Very Yet Young
Men seek but one thing in life — their pleasure.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Life Men One Pleasure Seek Thing

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